Iron County register., 1887-12-29

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, nearer to him.
Dec. IS, 1887.
j After wishing you Merry Christmas ant
!. Happy New Year will give you q littI,
news from our town.
Business has been quite lively here for the
last week: parties from the country coming
in with their produce and buying Christmas
tricks, &c.
Mrs. Chas. Fl. Collins gave q very pleasant
oyster supper last Saturday night. The fol.
lowing young ladies and gentlemen were
present: Misses Emma Perkins, Bertha
Morris, Mamie Fitz. Jennie Sutton, Eva and
Clara Belmar, Mamie Farrar, Ida Sullivan
Messrs. Geo. Morris, T. /. and v. T. Farrar,
Selman and Jas. O'Neal, VIM. Farr, Jas.
Lloyd: also, Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Graves,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. P. Fitz. The time was
spent very pleasantly by music, &c. About
| 10 O'Clock supper was announced, and it was
| fine; nothing could have been better. Mrs.
Collins certainly knows how to fix up oysters.
After supper was over the young folks COM
menced playing "Pleased or Displeased,"
&C., and / never saw young people enjoy
themselves any better. At 12 O'Clock Bro.
c. H. Collins proposed singing the good old
song, "Joy to the World," &C., which was
very appropriate for this occasion. After
the song was concluded, Mr.. Sci. O'Neal, in
a nice little address, thanked Mrs. Collins
for her kindness in going to SO much tro able
fixing supper, etc.
Mr.. Samuel Weast and wife are here visit
ing their children, Thos. Fitz and family.
Messrs. 4. i. and Voly Farrar are at home
on a visit. They start for Texas Wednesday.
Mr.. Geo. Morris is off taking Christmas.
Well, must close, but must say some
thing for our noble cause, local option, be-
fore l do so. We have the battle-flag hoist
ed and it Is floating over every hill and
hamlet, and We are getting new recruits
daily, and some o. The best men are coming
over to US, aud we hope that Doc Hall, OF
Potosi, and our Baby Joe Walker and others
will come down and give us q speech. We
want some one 10 visit this country. God
victory be won. UNCLE PETER.
Dec. 26th, 1887.
Local option is the topic of the day in this
end of the county. Mrs. Burr lectured here
on the 14th INST, to full house, and more
attentive and appreciatiye audience
have never seen in this place. No doubt
her lecture has done great deal Of good, at
least it has set a good many to thinking
about the effect of intoxicating liquors upon
the mind and body of those who are habitual
users Of them. l hope the veters will think
seriously on this subject and be convinced
by the time of the coming election that the
manufacture, sale and use of liquor is an
evil and Danish it by votirg the "dry" ticket.
Mrs. Burr organized w. G. y. U. of twenty
eight members here and secured fifteen sub. |
scribers to the Un,on Signal.
We have had quite merry Christmas in |
our town. Santa Claus was quite liberal |
with bis presents when be reached this place. |
Messrs. Hegg and Vollie Farrar aod Miss |
Mamie Fitz came home to spend the holi. |
days. The former..left to-day for Marshal,
Tex, where they expect to get positions as
telegraph operators, and Miss Mamie Fitz
will return to St. Louis in about week to I
attend school.
Mr.. j. O'Neal left last night for st. Louis
to visit his sister and attend to some busi-
ness which called him there.
Our people are qnite well supplied with
musical instruments now, there being six
organs and two pianos in the town.
Miss Zela Hayden will spend the holidays
at her home in Arcadia, after which she will
return and finish her school.
Mr.. George Morris went to Irontou yes
terday and from there will 60 to. st. Louis
to have good time generally.
Prof. Fox, of Potosi, will address the peo-
pie hele on Wednesday on the subject Of
local option, and Mr.. j. E. Walker, of Iron
tor, ,on the I'd of January on the same subject.
Rev. W. Full will begin a series of meet
Ings in the Methodist Church, Saturday ev-
ening, 31st. trust they will be well at: :end-
ed and result in much good.
As "Uncle Isaac" may have something to
,ay this week will close for this time, wish
ng you, Mr.. Editor, and the many readers
IF the REGISTER, Happy New Year!
Dec %. 1887. ZINNIA. |